EP2654915B1 - Affinity chromatography matrix - Google Patents

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EP2654915B1
EP2654915B1 EP11850413.3A EP11850413A EP2654915B1 EP 2654915 B1 EP2654915 B1 EP 2654915B1 EP 11850413 A EP11850413 A EP 11850413A EP 2654915 B1 EP2654915 B1 EP 2654915B1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of affinity chromatography, and more specifically to separation matrix containing ligand containing one or more of a protein A domain (E, D, A, B, C), or protein Z, wherein in at least one of the domains (monomers), the Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z has been substituted with another amino acid.
  • the invention also relates to methods for the separation of proteins of interest with aforementioned matrix, with the advantage of increased elution pH.
  • Immunoglobulins represent the most prevalent biopharmaceutical products in either manufacture or development worldwide.
  • the high commercial demand for and hence value of this particular therapeutic market has lead to the emphasis being placed on pharmaceutical companies to maximise the productivity of their respective mAb manufacturing processes whilst controlling the associated costs.
  • Affinity chromatography is used in most cases, as one of the key steps in the purification of these immunoglobulin molecules, such as monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies.
  • a particularly interesting class of affinity reagents is proteins capable of specific binding to invariable parts of an immunoglobulin molecule, such interaction being independent on the antigen-binding specificity of the antibody. Such reagents can be widely used for affinity chromatography recovery of immunoglobulins from different samples such as but not limited to serum or plasma preparations or cell culture derived feed stocks.
  • An example of such a protein is staphylococcal protein A, containing domains capable of binding to the Fc and Fab portions of IgG immunoglobulins from different species.
  • Staphylococcal protein A (SpA) based reagents have due to their high affinity and selectivity found a widespread use in the field of biotechnology, e.g. in affinity chromatography for capture and purification of antibodies as well as for detection.
  • SpA-based affinity medium probably is the most widely used affinity medium for isolation of monoclonal antibodies and their fragments from different samples including industrial feed stocks from cell cultures.
  • various matrices comprising protein A ligands are commercially available, for example, in the form of native protein A (e.g. Protein A SEPHAROSETM, GE Healthcare, Uppsala, Sweden) and also comprised of recombinant protein A (e.g. rProtein A SEPHAROSETM, GE Healthcare). More specifically, the genetic manipulation performed in the commercial recombinant protein A product is aimed at facilitating the attachment thereof to a support.
  • Such contaminants can for example be non-eluted molecules adsorbed to the stationary phase or matrix in a chromatographic procedure, such as non-desired biomolecules or microorganisms, including for example proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, bacteria and viruses.
  • the removal of such contaminants from the matrix is usually performed after a first elution of the desired product in order to regenerate the matrix before subsequent use.
  • Such removal usually involves a procedure known as cleaning-in-place (CIP), wherein agents capable of eluting contaminants from the stationary phase are used.
  • CIP cleaning-in-place
  • agents capable of eluting contaminants from the stationary phase are used.
  • alkaline solutions that are passed over said stationary phase.
  • the most extensively used cleaning and sanitising agent is NaOH, and the concentration thereof can range from 0.1 up to e.g. 1 M, depending on the degree and nature of contamination.
  • This strategy is associated with exposing the matrix for pH-values above 13.
  • affinity chromatography matrices containing proteinaceous affinity ligands such alkaline environment is a very harsh condition and consequently results in decreased capacities owing to instability of the ligand to the high pH involved.
  • Gülich et al report that their mutant exhibits a target protein binding behaviour similar to that of the native protein, and that affinity columns containing the engineered ligand show higher binding capacities after repeated exposure to alkaline conditions than columns prepared using the parental non-engineered ligand. Thus, it is concluded therein that all four asparagine residues can be replaced without any significant effect on structure and function.
  • US patent application 2006/0194950 shows that the mutated ligands can better withstand proteases thus reducing ligand leakage in the separation process. Another application, US patent application 2006/0194950 shows that the alkali stable SpA domains can be further modified such that the ligands lacks affinity for Fab but retains Fc affinity, for example by a G29A mutation. Mutations of asparagine N28 to alanine are disclosed in L Jendeberg et al: J Molecul Recogn 8, 270-278 (1995 ) and in WO 2005/075507 A1 .
  • One object of the present invention is to provide an affinity separation matrix, which comprises protein ligands capable of binding immunoglobulins, such as IgG, IgA and/or IgM, preferably via their Fc-fragments.
  • These ligands carry a substitution of the Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z, in at least one of the monomeric domains of protein A (E, D, A, B, C) or protein Z, thus have a higher elution pH, as compared to ligands without the substitution.
  • the ligands are multimeric, i.e., containing more than one monomeric domains selected from protein A (E, D, A, B, C) and protein Z.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a method for separating one or more immunoglobulin containing proteins, using the current affinity matrix.
  • affinity ligands with the substitution the method unexpectedly achieves increased elution pH for the target molecules.
  • the invention provides a method for either producing a purified product, such as a pure immunoglobulin fraction or alternatively a liquid from which the immunoglobulin has been removed, or to detect the presence of immunoglobulin in a sample.
  • a purified product such as a pure immunoglobulin fraction or alternatively a liquid from which the immunoglobulin has been removed
  • the ligands according to the invention exhibit an increased elution pH, which renders the ligands attractive candidates for cost-effective large-scale operation.
  • protein is used herein to describe proteins as well as fragments thereof. Thus, any chain of amino acids that exhibits a three dimensional structure is included in the term “protein”, and protein fragments are accordingly embraced.
  • the term "functional variant" of a protein means herein a variant protein, wherein the function, in relation to the invention defined as affinity and stability, are essentially retained. Thus, one or more amino acids that are not relevant for said function may have been exchanged.
  • parental molecule is used herein for the corresponding protein in the form before a mutation according to the invention has been introduced.
  • structural stability refers to the integrity of three-dimensional form of a molecule, while “chemical stability” refers to the ability to withstand chemical degradation.
  • Fc fragment-binding protein means that the protein is capable of binding to the Fc fragment of an immunoglobulin. However, it is not excluded that an Fc fragment-binding protein also can bind other regions, such as Fab regions of immunoglobulins.
  • amino acids are denoted with the conventional one-letter or three letter symbols.
  • Mutations are defined herein by the number of the position exchanged, preceded by the wild type or non-mutated amino acid and followed by the mutated amino acid.
  • N23T the mutation of an asparagine in position 23 to a threonine.
  • the present invention in one aspect relates to a method of separating one or more immunoglobulin containing proteins from a liquid, which method comprises (a) contacting the liquid with a separation matrix comprising ligands immobilised to a support; (b) allowing the immunoglobulin containing proteins to adsorb to the matrix by interaction with the ligands; (c) an optional step of washing the adsorbed immunoglobulin containing proteins; and (d) recovering the immunoglobulin containing proteins by contacting the matrix with an eluent which releases the proteins.
  • the method provides increased elution pH for the immunoglobulin molecules by using a ligand, each comprises one or more domains (i.e., monomers) of staphylococcal Protein A (SpA) (E, D, A, B, C) or protein Z or a functional variant thereof, wherein the Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z has been substituted with any other amino acid.
  • SpA staphylococcal Protein A
  • the immunoglobulin-binding protein can be any protein with a native immunoglobulin-binding capability, such as Staphylococcal protein A (SpA) or Streptococcal protein G (SpG), or recombinant proteins containing IgG-binding domains of these proteins.
  • SpA Staphylococcal protein A
  • SpG Streptococcal protein G
  • recombinant proteins containing IgG-binding domains of these proteins see e.g. Kronvall, G., Jonsson, K. Receptins: a novel term for an expanding spectrum of natural and engineered microbial proteins with binding properties for mammalian proteins, J. Mol. Recognit. 1999 Jan-Feb; 12(1):38-44 .
  • the ligands can comprise one of more of the E, D, A, B and C domains of SpA. More preferably the ligands comprise domain B of protein A, domain C of protein A or the engineered protein Z.
  • Every protein Z or protein A domain contains an Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z (see e.g., Figure 1 , Figure 2 , and SEQ ID NO: 1-8).
  • the sequences among the five domains of Protein A are highly related. There are no deletions or insertion, and many of the substitutions are conservative changes with minimal potential change to the structure or function of the protein. For example, there are only four changes between the B domain and the C domain, over the entire 58 amino acid polypeptide. Thus, the Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z in each of these domains have a similar structural/functional contribution to protein A or ligand containing the domain. Similarly, substitution of the Asparagine causes a similar effect to the structure/function of the ligand containing such a change.
  • the Asparagine is substituted with an amino acid that increases the elution pH while maintaining the binding capacity to IgG.
  • the Asparagine is substituted for an amino acid such as, e.g. Glu, Leu, Gln, Trp, Lys, Asp or Arg. More preferably, the substitution is to an Alanine.
  • the parental molecular sequence comprises the sequences defined by SEQ ID NO: 1-2, 4-8, or any functional variance thereof.
  • the Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z in at least one of the monomeric domains in a multimeric ligand are substituted. In other embodiments, the Asparagine residue in all the monomeric domains in a multimeric ligand are substituted.
  • the substitution of the Asparagine residue at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z unexpectedly increases the elution pH of immunoglobulins, such as IgG, IgA and/or IgM, or fusion proteins containing an Fc-fragment.
  • the elution pH increases by between 0.2 to over 1.0 pH. More preferably, the elution pH increases at least 0.3 pH, most preferably, the elution pH increases at least 0.4 pH.
  • the elution pH is increased to >4.0, preferably pH >4.2, while the recovery yield is at least 80% or even >90% of that of the parental ligands.
  • the ligands are also rendered alkali-stable, such as by mutating at least one other Asparagine residue of at least one of the monomeric domains of the SpA domain B or protein Z to an amino acid other than glutamine.
  • US patent application 2005/0143566 discloses that when at least one asparagine residue is mutated to an amino acid other than glutamine or aspartic acid, the mutation confers the ligand an increased chemical stability at high pH (e.g., N23T).
  • affinity media including these ligands can better withstand cleaning procedures using alkaline agents.
  • US patent application 2006/0194955 shows that the mutated ligands can also better withstand proteases thus reducing ligand leakage in the separation process.
  • the ligand(s) so prepared lack any substantial affinity for the Fab part of an antibody, while having affinity for the Fc part.
  • at least one glycine of the ligands has been replaced by an alanine.
  • US patent application 2006/0194950 shows that the alkali stable domains can be further modified such that the ligands lacks affinity for Fab but retains Fc affinity, for example by a G29A mutation.
  • the numbering used herein of the amino acids is the conventionally used in this field, exemplified by the position on domain B of protein A, and the skilled person in this field can easily recognize the position to be mutated for each domain of E, D, A, B, C.
  • the ligand is made of multimer copies of domain B, and the alkali-stability of domain B has been achieved by mutating at least one other asparagine residue to an amino acid other than glutamine (e.g. N23T); and contains a mutation of the amino acid residue at position 29 of the alkali-stable domain B, such as a G29A mutation.
  • an amino acid other than glutamine e.g. N23T
  • a mutation of the amino acid residue at position 29 of the alkali-stable domain B such as a G29A mutation.
  • the ligand is made of multimer copies of domain C, with the Arginine residue at N28 mutated, or functional variants thereof.
  • the ligand also contains a mutation of the amino acid residue at position 29, such as a G29A mutation.
  • the ligand is made of multimer copies of protein Z in which the alkali-stability has been achieved by mutating at least one asparagine residue to an amino acid other than glutamine.
  • the alkali-stability has been achieved by mutating at least the asparagine residue at position 23 to an amino acid other than glutamine.
  • the substitution of Asparagine at position 28, the mutations to provide alkaline-stability, and the G to A mutation may be carried out in any order of sequence using conventional molecular biology techniques.
  • the ligands can be expressed by a vector containing a nucleic acid sequence encoding the mutated protein ligands. Alternatively, they can also be made by protein synthesis techniques. Methods for synthesizing peptides and proteins of predetermined sequences are well known and commonly available in this field.
  • alkali-stable domain B of Staphylococcal Protein A means an alkali-stabilized protein based on Domain B of SpA, such as the mutant protein described in US patent application 2005/0143566 and US patent application 2006/0194950 ; as well as other alkali-stable proteins of other origin but having a functionally equivalent amino acid sequence.
  • the expressed protein should be purified to an appropriate extent before been immobilized to a support.
  • purification methods are well known in the field, and the immobilization of protein-based ligands to supports is easily carried out using standard methods. Suitable methods and supports will be discussed below in more detail.
  • a mutated protein according to the invention comprises at least about 75%, such as at least about 80% or preferably at least about 95%, of the sequence as defined in SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2, with the proviso that an asparagine mutation is not in position 21.
  • SEQ ID NO: 1 defines the amino acid sequence of the B-domain of SpA:
  • SEQ ID NO: 2 defines a protein known as protein Z:
  • Protein Z is a synthetic construct derived from the B-domain of SpA, wherein the glycine in position 29 has been exchanged for alanine, see e.g. St ⁇ hl et al, 1999: Affinity fusions in biotechnology: focus on protein A and protein G, in The Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation, Biocatalysis and Bioseparation. M.C. Fleckinger and S.W. Drew, editors. John Wiley and Sons Inc., New York, 8-22 .
  • the above described mutant protein is comprised of the amino acid sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 1-2 or 4-8, or is a functional variant thereof, with a substitution of Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A.
  • the term "functional variant” as used in this context includes any similar sequence, which comprises one or more further variations in amino acid positions that have no influence on the mutant protein's affinity to immunoglobulins or its improved chemical stability in environments of increased pH-values.
  • the present substitutions of Asparagine are selected from the group that consists of amino acids of, e.g. Glu, Leu, Gln, Trp, Lys, Asp and Arg; and wherein the parental molecule comprises the sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 1-2 and 4-8, or any functional variance thereof. More preferably, the substitution is to an Alanine.
  • the substitution is to an Alanine.
  • the substitution of the Asparagine residue at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z unexpectedly increases the elution pH of immunoglobulins, such as IgG, IgA and/or IgM, or fusion proteins containing an Fc-fragment.
  • the elution pH increases by between 0.2 to over 1.0 pH. More preferably, the elution pH increases at least 0.3 pH, most preferably, the elution pH increases at least 0.4 pH.
  • the elution pH is increased to >4.0, preferably pH >4.2, while the recovery yield is at least 80% or even >90% of that of the parental ligands.
  • the Asparagine residue in at least one of the monomers in a multimeric ligand are substituted. In other embodiments, the Asparagine residue in all the monomers in a multimeric ligand are substituted.
  • an asparagine residue located between a leucine residue and a glutamine residue has also been mutated, for example to a threonine residue.
  • the asparagine residue in position 23 of the sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 2 has been mutated, for example to a threonine residue.
  • the asparagine residue in position 43 of the sequence defined in SEQ ID NO: 2 has also been mutated, for example to a glutamic acid.
  • amino acid number 43 has been mutated, it appears to most advantageously be combined with at least one further mutation, such as N23T.
  • the invention encompasses the above-discussed monomeric mutant proteins.
  • protein monomers can be combined into multimeric ligands, such as dimers, trimers, tetramers, pentamers, hexamers etc.
  • another aspect of the present invention is a multimer comprised of at least one of the mutated proteins according to the invention together with one or more further units, preferably also mutant proteins according to the invention.
  • the present invention is e.g. a dimer comprised of two repetitive units, or a tetramer comprised of four repetitive units.
  • the multimeric ligands contain two or more copies of the same monomeric domain from domain E, D, A, B, C of protein A, or protein Z, or any functional variants.
  • the multimeric ligands contain two or more different monomeric domains selected from domain E, D, A, B, C of protein A, or protein Z, or any functional variants.
  • the multimer according to the invention comprises monomer units linked by a stretch of amino acids preferably ranging from 0 to 15 amino acids, such as 0-10 or 5-10 amino acids.
  • the nature of such a link should preferably not destabilize the spatial conformation of the protein units.
  • said link should preferably also be sufficiently stable in alkaline environments not to impair the properties of the mutated protein units.
  • the present dimeric ligands comprise the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3:
  • the current invention unexpected found that when comparing the elution pH of the ligands, a substitution of the Asparagine at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z in at least one of the monomeric domains of the ligand provides a higher elution pH compared to non-substituted ligands.
  • the invention relates to a matrix for affinity separation, which matrix comprises ligands that comprise immunoglobulin-binding protein coupled to a solid support.
  • the ligands are multimeric, i.e., containing more than one monomeric domains selected from protein A (domain E, D, A, B, C) and protein Z.
  • the present matrix when compared to a matrix without the substitution, exhibits an increased elution pH.
  • the mutated protein ligand is preferably an Fc-fragment-binding protein, and can be used for selective binding of IgG, IgA and/or IgM, preferably IgG.
  • the matrix according to the invention can comprise the mutant protein as described above in any embodiment thereof as ligand.
  • the ligands present on the solid support comprise a substitution as described above.
  • the solid support of the matrix according to the invention can be of any suitable well-known kind.
  • a conventional affinity separation matrix is often of organic nature and based on polymers that expose a hydrophilic surface to the aqueous media used, i.e. expose hydroxy (-OH), carboxy (-COOH), carboxamido (-CONH 2 , possibly in N- substituted forms), amino (-NH 2 , possibly in substituted form), oligo- or polyethylenoxy groups on their external and, if present, also on internal surfaces.
  • the polymers may, for instance, be based on polysaccharides, such as dextran, starch, cellulose, pullulan, agar, agarose etc, which advantageously have been cross-linked, for instance with bisepoxides, epihalohydrins, 1,2,3-trihalo substituted lower hydrocarbons, to provide a suitable porosity and rigidity.
  • the solid support is porous agarose beads, which can be crosslinked.
  • the supports used in the present invention can easily be prepared according to standard methods, such as inverse suspension gelation ( S Hjertén: Biochim Biophys Acta 79(2), 393-398 (1964 ).
  • the base matrices are commercially available products, such as SEPHAROSETM FF (GE Healthcare).
  • the support has been adapted to increase its rigidity, and hence renders the matrix more suitable for high flow rates.
  • the solid support is based on synthetic polymers, such as polyvinyl alcohol, polyhydroxyalkyl acrylates, polyhydroxyalkyl methacrylates, polyacrylamides, polymethacrylamides etc.
  • hydrophobic polymers such as matrices based on divinyl and monovinyl-substituted benzenes
  • the surface of the matrix is often hydrophilised to expose hydrophilic groups as defined above to a surrounding aqueous liquid.
  • Such polymers are easily produced according to standard methods, see e.g. " Styrene based polymer supports developed by suspension polymerization" (R Arshady: Chimica e L'Industria 70(9), 70-75 (1988 )).
  • a commercially available product such as SOURCETM (GE Healthcare) is used.
  • the solid support according to the invention comprises a support of inorganic nature, e.g. silica, zirconium oxide etc.
  • the solid support is in another form such as a surface, a chip, capillaries, or a filter.
  • the matrix in one embodiment is in the form of a porous monolith.
  • the matrix in beaded or particle form that can be porous or non-porous.
  • Matrices in beaded or particle form can be used as a packed bed or in a suspended form. Suspended forms include those known as expanded beds and pure suspensions, in which the particles or beads are free to move. In case of monoliths, packed bed and expanded beds, the separation procedure commonly follows conventional chromatography with a concentration gradient. In case of pure suspension, batch-wise mode will be used.
  • the ligand may be attached to the support via conventional coupling techniques utilising, e.g. amino and/or carboxy groups present in the ligand. Bisepoxides, epichlorohydrin, CNBr, N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) etc are well-known coupling reagents. Between the support and the ligand, a molecule known as a spacer can be introduced, which improves the availability of the ligand and facilitates the chemical coupling of the ligand to the support. Alternatively, the ligand may be attached to the support by non-covalent bonding, such as physical adsorption or biospecific adsorption.
  • the ligand content of the matrix may e.g. be 5 - 15 mg/ml matrix and can advantageously be 5 - 10 mg/ml.
  • the present ligand has been coupled to the support by thioether bonds.
  • Methods for performing such coupling are well-known in this field and easily performed by the skilled person in this field using standard techniques and equipment.
  • the ligand is firstly provided with a terminal cysteine residue for subsequent use in the coupling. The skilled person in this field also easily performs appropriate steps of purification.
  • the conditions for the adsorption step may be any conventionally used, appropriately adapted depending on the properties of the target antibody such as the pI thereof.
  • the optional wash step can be performed using a buffer commonly used such as a PBS buffer.
  • the elution may be performed by using any suitable solution used for elution from Protein A media.
  • the present method is useful to capture target antibodies, such as a first step in a purification protocol of antibodies which are e.g. for therapeutic or diagnostic use.
  • target antibodies such as a first step in a purification protocol of antibodies which are e.g. for therapeutic or diagnostic use.
  • at least 75% of the antibodies are recovered.
  • at least 80%, such as at least 90%, and preferably at least 95% of the antibodies are recovered using an eluent having a suitable pH for the particular ligand system.
  • the present method may be followed by one or more additional steps, such as other chromatography steps.
  • more than about 98% of the antibodies are recovered.
  • affinity media including these mutant ligands can better withstand cleaning procedures using alkaline agents ( US patent application 2005/0143566 ).
  • the increased stability means that the mutated protein's initial affinity for immunoglobulin is essentially retained for a prolonged period of time. Thus its binding capacity will decrease more slowly than that of the parental molecule in an alkaline environment.
  • the environment can be defined as alkaline, meaning of an increased pH-value, for example above about 10, such as up to about 13 or 14, i.e. from 10-13 or 10-14, in general denoted alkaline conditions.
  • the conditions can be defined by the concentration of NaOH, which can be up to about 1.0 M, such as 0.7 M or specifically about 0.5 M, accordingly within a range of 0.7-1.0 M.
  • the affinity to immunoglobulin i.e. the binding properties of the ligand, in the presence of the asparagine mutation as discussed, and hence the capacity of the matrix, is not essentially changed in time by treatment with an alkaline agent.
  • the alkaline agent used is NaOH and the concentration thereof is up to 0.75 M, such as 0.5 M.
  • its binding capacity will decrease to less than about 70 %, preferably less than about 50% and more preferably less than about 30%, such as about 28%, after treatment with 0.5 M NaOH for 7.5 h.
  • the present invention relates to a method of isolating an immunoglobulin, such as IgG, IgA and/or IgM, wherein a ligand or a matrix according to the invention is used.
  • an immunoglobulin such as IgG, IgA and/or IgM
  • the invention encompasses a process of chromatography, wherein at least one target compound is separated from a liquid by adsorption to a ligand or matrix described above.
  • the desired product can be the separated compound or the liquid.
  • affinity chromatography which is a widely used and well-known separation technique.
  • a solution comprising the target compounds, preferably antibodies as mentioned above is passed over a separation matrix under conditions allowing adsorption of the target compound to ligands present on said matrix.
  • Such conditions are controlled e.g. by pH and/or salt concentration i.e. ionic strength in the solution. Care should be taken not to exceed the capacity of the matrix, i.e. the flow should be sufficiently slow to allow a satisfactory adsorption.
  • other components of the solution will pass through in principle unimpeded.
  • the matrix is then washed, e.g. with an aqueous solution, in order to remove retained and/or loosely bound substances.
  • the present matrix is most advantageously used with an intermediate washing step utilizing additives such as solvents, salts or detergents or mixture there of.
  • a second solution denoted an eluent is passed over the matrix under conditions that provide desorption i.e. release of the target compound.
  • Such conditions are commonly provided by a change of the pH, the salt concentration i.e. ionic strength, hydrophobicity etc.
  • Various elution schemes are known, such as gradient elution and step-wise elution. Elution can also be provided by a second solution comprising a competitive substance, which will replace the desired antibody on the matrix.
  • Regular protein A media based on native or recombinant protein A (e.g.
  • MABSELECTTM and nProtein A SEPHAROSETM 4 Fast Flow normally elutes at pH 3.1 - 4.0 (measured at peak apex) mainly depending on its VH3 binding (see e.g. Ghose, S. et al. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 92 665-673 [2005 ]).
  • the alkaline stabilized product MABSELECT SURETM derived from the B-domain of protein A, essentially lacks the VH3 binding giving a higher elution pH: 3.7-4.0.
  • substitution of the Asparagine residue at the position corresponding to N28 of B domain of Protein A or Protein Z unexpectedly increases the elution pH of immunoglobulins, or fusion proteins containing an Fc-fragment.
  • the substitution thus provides a ligand which allows for elution above pH 4.0, preferably above 4.2, while the recovery yield is at least 80% or even >90% of that of the parental ligands. This results in gentler elution conditions which minimize the risk for aggregation or inactivation of the target protein.
  • the present ligands provide an improved separation between monomers and aggregates, thus offer a viable approach for aggregate removal in the capture step, even at large scale.
  • Site-directed mutagenesis was performed by a two-step PCR using oligonucleotides coding for the asparagine replacement.
  • As template a plasmid containing a single domain of either Z or C was used.
  • the PCR fragments were ligated into an E. coli expression vector (pGO).
  • DNA sequencing was used to verify the correct sequence of inserted fragments.
  • Acc I site located in the starting codons (GTA GAC)of the C or Z domain was used, corresponding to amino acids VD.
  • pGO Z(N28A)1 were digested with Acc I and CIP treated.
  • Acc I sticky-ends primers were designed, specific for each variant, and two overlapping PCR products were generated from each template.
  • the PCR products were purified and the concentration was estimated by comparing the PCR products on a 2% agarose gel. Equal amounts of the pair wise PCR products were hybridized (90°C -> 25°C in 45min) in ligation buffer.
  • the resulting product consists approximately to 1 ⁇ 4 of fragments likely to be ligated into an Acc I site (correct PCR fragments and/or the digested vector). After ligation and transformation colonies were PCR screened to identify constructs containing Z(N28A)2. Positive clones were verified by DNA sequencing.
  • the constructs were expressed in the bacterial periplasm by fermentation of E. coli K12 in standard media. After fermentation the cells were heat-treated to release the periplasm content into the media. The constructs released into the medium were recovered by microfiltration with a membrane having a 0.2 ⁇ m pore size.
  • the permeate was loaded onto a chromatography medium containing immobilized IgG.
  • the loaded product was washed with phosphate buffered saline and eluted by lowering the pH.
  • the elution pool was adjusted to a neutral pH and reduced by addition of dithio threitol.
  • the sample was then loaded onto an anion exchanger. After a wash step the construct was eluted in a NaCl gradient to separate it from any contaminants.
  • the elution pool was concentrated by ultrafiltration to 40-50 mg/ml.
  • the purified ligands were analyzed with LC-MS to determine the purity and to ascertain that the molecular weight corresponded to the expected (based on the amino acid sequence).
  • the base matrix used was rigid crosslinked agarose beads of 85 microns average diameter, prepared according to the methods of US6602990 and with a pore size corresponding to an inverse gel filtration chromatography Kav value of 0.70 for dextran of Mw 110 kDa, according to the methods described in Gel Filtration Principles and Methods, Pharmacia LKB Biotechnology 1991, pp 6-13 .
  • ligand solution 50 mg/mL in a 50 ml Falcon tube
  • 169 mg NaHCO 3 21 mg Na 2 CO 3 , 175 mg NaCl and 7 mg EDTA
  • the Falcon tube was placed on a roller table for 5-10 min, and then 77 mg of DTE was added. Reduction proceeded for >45 min.
  • the ligand solution was then desalted on a PD10 column packed with Sephadex G-25. The ligand content in the desalted solution was determined by measuring the 276 nm UV absorption.
  • the activated gel was washed with 3-5 GV ⁇ 0.1 M phosphate/1 mM EDTA pH 8.6 ⁇ and the ligand was then coupled according to the method described in US6399750 . All buffers used in the experiments had been degassed by nitrogen gas for at least 5-10 min.
  • the gels were washed 3xGV with distilled water.
  • the gels + 1 GV ⁇ 0.1 M phosphate/1 mM EDTA/10% thioglycerol pH 8.6 ⁇ was mixed and the tubes were left in a shaking table at room temperature over night.
  • the gels were then washed alternately with 3xGV ⁇ 0.1 M TRIS/0.15 M NaCl pH 8.6 ⁇ and 0.5 M HAc and then 8-10xGV with distilled water.
  • Gel samples were sent to an external laboratory for amino acid analysis and the ligand content (mg/ml gel) was calculated from the total amino acid content.
  • Mutant Z(N28A)2 (SEQ ID NO: 3): ligand dimers containing two copies of protein Z, each containing the N28A substitution (Z(N28A)2), with ligand density of 6.6 mg/ml.
  • Z2 (similar to SEQ ID NO: 3, expect N28 is not substituted to A): ligand dimer containing two copies of protein Z (Z2), with ligand density of 5.9 mg/ml.
  • the breakthrough capacity was determined with an ⁇ KTAExplorer 10 system at a residence time of 2.4 minutes. Equilibration buffer was run through the bypass column until a stable baseline was obtained. This was done prior to auto zeroing. Sample was applied to the column until a 100% UV signal was obtained. Then, equilibration buffer was applied again until a stable baseline was obtained.
  • the dynamic binding capacity (DBC) at 10% breakthrough was calculated and the appearance of the curve was studied.
  • the curve was also studied regarding binding, elution and CIP peak.
  • the dynamic binding capacity (DBC) was calculated for 5, 10 and 80% breakthrough.
  • IgG capacity and elution study for polyclonal human IgG were done on Z(N28A)2 and Z2.
  • the capacity values did not differ between Z(N28A)2 and Z2.
  • Some examples are shown in Table 1.
  • Table 1. Capacity data for Z(N28A)2 and Z2, using 1mg/ml IgG dissolved in 20mM PBS+0,15M NaCl buffer, pH 7.4. prototype Qb10 (mg/ml resin) Qb80 (mg/ml resin) Residence time (min) Ligand density (mg/ml) Z(N28A)2 32.0 47.4 2.4 6.6 Z2 31,4 43.8 2.4 5.9

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